New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-23
ELEVATED RAILROAD.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS AROUSED.
A MASS MEETING OF PRoPERTY-owSERs ASKING
FOR AN ELEVATED ROAD UP BROADWAY AND

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the opinions advanced by speakers in favor OF an ele
waited road up Broadway and the Boulevard to Kings
bridge. noteworthy feature OF the evening was the
marked bestowed such remarks by the men VINO
over ten years ago were active in securing legislation
prohibiting the construction of an elevated road mp the
Boulevard. Lawson v. Fuller presided.
Richard Deeves, West Side property owner, opencd
the remarks of the evening by expressing his regrets that
Legislature had not passed the Metropolitan Transit
Company bill. He believed he said that the senate
Railroad Committee had been frightened into Reporting
the bill adversely against its own CONVICTIONS Si IL
was only question OF a short time before the heisat-
urc would he led by the needs of rapid transit for
New-York to pass the bill.
WHY NOT UNDERGROUND
AN underground railroad" continued MI Dee'es'
:" Is not what want. II would be close and gaseous
and build such road up Broadway would take years;
it would destroy much property and at the very best IL
would deprive propertyowncrs of the use of their build
ings a block at a time for three months Then there are
the water gas and other pipes to be taken into condc
ton And when Tenth is reached tunnelIlhg VIII
have be resored to, and you know what that means
with blasting and such delays we have experienced III
this part the city Some people have an idea that the
London Underground Railroad is a tunnel throughout;
but that is not So it is open cut most OF the way
BROADWAY ELEVATED ROAD.
~ The only solution to this problem Is an elevated ROAD
up Broadway The Legislature must he made to under
stand our needs Ncw-York grows only in one way ana
that is in this direction With agitation and persistence
can impress upon legislators the absolute need OF
this elevated road up Broadway and the Boulevard
Mr. Fuller expressed regrets that Assembyman Mulry
who had xous he sad to he present to speak III
favor Of the road had missed the train from Albany ana
could not be on hand. Mr.. Fuller then said:
"Judgc DOnoluc made very sensible statement thc
other day when motion made to throw the Metro
poan Transit Company ont OF court and that was that
every rapid transit effort had been opposed II Is anus
ing To watch the movements or propcr'yoWhcrs
against such projects these IL looked about ten days
ago as il the Metropolitan bill would be reported FAVOR
ably by the Senate Railroad Committee Ii would have
been reported but for the fact that the chairman OF
that committee in the absence Of Senator Pierce because
OF illness secured delay talked with several members
of that committee then AMI they all favored the Dill
few days later they thought the other way lhcre mas
been great deal OF opposition To this proposed cc'au
road Judge Hilton and Judge Russell oppose IT, lhey
at one time opposed the Broadway Surface Railroad
Tile great trouble with such men Is that they nave
not the courage OF their convictions An important
rapid transit commission is sitting In this city to-day
an1 yet how few people appear before them: WHAT Is
involved in the stngs Of this Commission The elc-
waited road applies for routes in West and South SIS TAX
ing I'm every southern terminal facility, aud 1t wants
these to dump passengers s old lines below twenty
thr,l.t Yet nobody goes to this commission to tell II
what the people need The elevated road should hayea
route up Wcstst and Tonthaye.
WHAT PROPERTY. OWNERS WANT.
is with me: he has fought for the elevate roads We
want a four track elevated road up broadway and
the boulevard and up westst and Tenth-aye Ana
We shall get II yet Applause would give more for
the logic of events than for all the opposition which las
New we have cable road up Tenth-aye, and one OF
the directors protesting the other day AGAINST ~
position in favor OF an elevated road there why WIN
an elevated the surface road the latter would
carry four times "A many passengers ~ II noes ouy
In time We have got 10 have four ich i W
railroad But will take fifteen years TO build H. ,
Mr. Fuller then read from Tue IRInUSt the views W
Crane William A. Wheclock, f. G. Drisg- John rum,
mcr nd other Broadway property owners III ia'or Oh
aMcSille G. smith," continued Mr. Fuller OF tho
, t in ricnling the elevated railroads and calling
them wagons Consider the nunnet Oh Pe"li"
carried on the elevated roads.
ADVANTAGES OF TIE ELEVATED SYSTEM.
wish to ny them that today as conducted they
are the safest AMI most comfortable means OF uaNel
known In any civilized community. The cars run mp
above the dirt and mud ana alu,h below. In the winter
they are warmed some people say they are too warm
we'll 20 into church any sunday and you'll. find some
body complaining Of the temperature lhcle arc an
kinds oi people AMI so.Dony Is "HnyS ab h in
ono day Wa front of Tn rRIBI NJ building ana
saw a man killed 10y 4 cart. started for the elevated
road Another day sign fell near my head ana ran
Tor the Cortandt s. elevated station These roads c2}
G00.OOO,OoO people year and not passenger Hncu
through the companys fault You are not 80 SAFE III
! your houses as on the elevated roads
value all along the elevated one friend OF nnc
] rid, from
and back every DAY because nc can sec an lhr .,
mcnts aud have splendid ouook-thc upper part Oh
cents hope 10 elevated road bnilt mp Broadway
and the Boulevard, and then people VIII eNcAtih no"
did get along without i'll when talked hiteen
wears ago about an elevated road mp the Boulevard
was asked II out Of my head SAID: Hentlenen'
cry And there have not been twelve buildings put ny
there since then Appsgse And now ine p IcIy n,eG
twelve years ago urging me tn 90 10 ADahy ana Eet
this restriction removed. Applause. Away WIN thc
/ If,X nu fuk ~ lo -ti
against every form Of improvement AhI we n" H.
| Fourth ave tunnel without shuddering The same old
odor Is always there. As Jackson = schulz sald ycsSr
day he has ridden underground once in London and he
has had enough of it, The opposition TO the elevated roads
| comes from the horse railroads -.
showing the grounds taken against the elevated roads
when they under discussion ten years ago Iheie
health and sleep that Would Follow There were pictures
OF horses running away Waldo iIutchinS had predicted
that the elevated roads would ruin New, oTk; neey
would be- mildcw on property. lysefh, dtIhr tI
| Tond however had come ont and said it was all non
sense; that noise did not produce d9imrmua parunp
had declared that his Ninth Avenue Railroad Horses n'
fever because Of the elevated roads but suit ""S
/ begun against him and his horses got well.
ovEKCRowDED CARS.
Elevated cars are now ovcrcrowdcd, said Mr. Fuller
finally and we must have four track elevated roah UP
Broadway. Go down before the Rapid Transit C"hhiS
sion and tell what you know about these oNercr"W"e"
cars This subject must be agated. The only thing
we can do 1T present IT, Mr. schultz says, to have an
elevated railroad up Broadway aud the foul.Vam ~
unite forces and not stop un we GET TINS rom
T.. j. Hamilton, a large property owner, anu othcr
speakers urged the building OF an elevated ROAD up
broadway and the Boulevard. The West she proPorv
owners are already preparing 10 ask the Legislature 10
open the boulevard for elevated rapid transit
LorJsLiyA AND TIE COFTOy on TRUST
NEw.ORIEAxs April 92-Counsel for the Cotton OIL
Trust yesterday filed to the action brought ny
Louisiana through Attorney General Cunningham ue-
carng that OF action The clerk oil .no
court also handed the following lot ming No"
comes Jules Aldge served with citation a. vcepresE
dent OF the American Cotton Oil Trust herein. appearing
the only purpose of bringing to the atteh'oh
Of the court the fact his want OF authority US herein
after mentioned and says that lie has not now nor mas
ever had capacity 10 receive service OF citation OF h
In ndrmcn for Mlat described IN the petltOns rs an